SAN FRANCISCO – Austin Reaves scored the game-winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it with a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds left. LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists in his NBA-record 31 points and 10 assists on Christmas Day, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday night.

Curry scored 38 points with eight three-pointers, one he hit with 12 seconds left under pressure from the baseline and another with 2:49 left, only for James to answer from distance at the other end.

Reaves posted a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Lakers, who lost big man Anthony Davis to a sprained left ankle late in the first quarter.

Takeaways

Lakers: D’Angelo Russell was sidelined with a sprained left thumb. Center Jaxson Hayes played some 3-on-3 games with the coaching staff and is recovering from a right ankle sprain that has sidelined him since mid-November.

Warriors: Golden State lost for the 11th time in 14 games. … Green was hit with his eighth technical late in the second quarter, putting him halfway to the 16 mark, which would result in an automatic one-game suspension.

Key moment

With James running right at him, Curry coolly sank a three-pointer at the 10:59 mark of the second quarter before James struck from distance 17 seconds later.

The two superstars also battled on Christmas Day in 2015, 2016 and 2018 after the Warriors and James’ former Cavaliers faced off in the NBA Finals.

Key statistics

Curry became the seventh player in NBA history with at least 11 appearances on December 25, joining James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.

James earned his eleventh victory on December 25, surpassing his former teammate Wade’s holiday record.

Next

Golden State visits the Clippers on Friday night, while the Lakers return home to host Sacramento on Saturday.

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